Morning letters: We will 'always remember Pearl Harbor'
-HUNTINGTON BEACH, Pauline Chavez: Word of the attack on Pearl Harbor came to us in a unique way. There were no radios in our New Mexico village of Atarque, but our relatives Demetrio Gonzalez and his...
View ArticleReally? Prudential sells real estate chain
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Orange County has about 16 Prudential California Realty offices tied to two separate franchisees. Here's a mash-up of...
View ArticleTIP-OFF 2011: Irvine looks to contend for PCL title
With all five starters back, including three all-league players, the Irvine High girls basketball team has to be one of the favorites in the Pacific Coast League this season. But what happens in...
View Article'Drift Away' singer Dobie Gray dies at 71
Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll / And drift away ... So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972...
View ArticleLakers must wait on trading Bynum for Howard
It was almost midnight out here, so it was nearly 3 a.m. in Atlanta, where Andrew Bynum's trainer lives ... and sleeps. But Bynum had heard that news that the NBA lockout was going to end. Out came the...
View ArticleAs sales grow, jobs will follow
A year of improving company sales and profit per employee should push employers to do more hiring next year, says Sageworks, a financial information firm. "We continue to get increasing sales revenues...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: Egypt: The beginning of the end?
The fact that the Muslim Brotherhood and the even more fundamentalist Salafist Nour Party have garnered some 65 percent of the votes in the first round of Egypt’s free parliamentary elections since the...
View ArticleMan tied to student’s death getting out of jail
The parents of a college student from Rancho Santa Margarita who believe the man tied to her disappearance in 2007 fabricated his version of her death are scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday,...
View ArticleCitibank laying off 4,500 workers
The first of major cuts have begun at Citibank, which is laying off 4,500 workers worldwide, CEO Vikram Pandit said at a Goldman Sachs financial services conference Tuesday. The bank had said last...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Will the real job number please stand up
A lot is riding on the unemployment rate. Judged by political throw-weight, probably no economic statistic is more important in the next year. If it declines, people will feel better about the economy,...
View ArticleJim Evert is new San Clemente mayor
Councilman Jim Evert is San Clemente's mayor for the next 12 months, succeeding Councilwoman Lori Donchak in the ceremonial honor. Evert was selected Tuesday night by a 3-2 vote of the City Council....
View ArticleO.C. football: Players to watch in championship games
Slide show: OCVarsity takes a look at some of the key players to watch for this week's CIF-SS football championships involving six Orange County teams: Beckman, Corona del Mar, El Toro, Tustin, San...
View ArticleCosta Mesa residents speak out against charter city process
COSTA MESA - The public got its first look at a draft of Councilman Jim Righeimer's proposed city charter late Tuesday night. Most of those who addressed the council were surprised or discontent that...
View ArticleStepdad wonders why he's the only male volunteer at child's school
Working the night shift is not really an ideal timeslot to work, but it does provide some benefits. One benefit is being able to help out at my stepson Sport’s school. During Sport’s back-to-school...
View ArticleO.C. manufacturer sells assets to Japanese firm
A subsidiary of Costa Mesa ceramics manufacturer Ceradyne has sold some of its assets and licensed its technology to Nissin Ion Equipment Co. Ltd in Kyoto, Japan.The subsidiary, SemEquip Inc., has been...
View ArticleTIP-0FF 2011: Irvine looks to contend for PCL title
With all five starters back, including three all-league players, the Irvine High girls basketball team has to be one of the favorites in the Pacific Coast League this season. But what happens in...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin kicked off flight, airline responds
American Airlines weighed in on the Alec Baldwin brouhaha Wednesday, using social media to explain its actions after the actor was booted from a flight for playing a word game on his cell phone as the...
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